diff --git a/src/base/base_strings.c b/src/base/base_strings.c
index a5a00b4a..b4a74915 100644
--- a/src/base/base_strings.c
+++ b/src/base/base_strings.c
@@ -696,27 +696,28 @@ f64_from_str8(String8 string)
   {
     // rjf: find starting pos of numeric string, as well as sign
     F64 sign = +1.0;
-    //U64 first_numeric = 0;
     if(string.str[0] == '-')
     {
-      //first_numeric = 1;
       sign = -1.0;
     }
     else if(string.str[0] == '+')
     {
-      //first_numeric = 1;
       sign = 1.0;
     }
     
     // rjf: gather numerics
     U64 num_valid_chars = 0;
     char buffer[64];
+    B32 exp = 0;
     for(U64 idx = 0; idx < string.size && num_valid_chars < sizeof(buffer)-1; idx += 1)
     {
-      if(char_is_digit(string.str[idx], 10) || string.str[idx] == '.')
+      if(char_is_digit(string.str[idx], 10) || string.str[idx] == '.' || string.str[idx] == 'e' ||
+         (exp && (string.str[idx] == '+' || string.str[idx] == '-')))
       {
         buffer[num_valid_chars] = string.str[idx];
         num_valid_chars += 1;
+        exp = 0;
+        exp = (string.str[idx] == 'e');
       }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/eval/eval.mdesk b/src/eval/eval.mdesk
index 5e107647..f6de6560 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval.mdesk
+++ b/src/eval/eval.mdesk
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ E_ExprKindTable:
   { Typeof               UnaryPrefix         1        "typeof"            "typeof"  "("       ")"}
   { ByteSwap             UnaryPrefix         1        "bswap"             "bswap"   "("       ")"}
   
+  { Pos                  UnaryPrefix         2        "+"                 "+"       ""        "" }
   { Neg                  UnaryPrefix         2        "-"                 "-"       ""        "" }
   { LogNot               UnaryPrefix         2        "!"                 "!"       ""        "" }
   { BitNot               UnaryPrefix         2        "~"                 "~"       ""        "" }
diff --git a/src/eval/eval_ir.c b/src/eval/eval_ir.c
index 0f50d8be..9c08b133 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_ir.c
+++ b/src/eval/eval_ir.c
@@ -846,6 +846,10 @@ e_irtree_and_type_from_expr(Arena *arena, E_Expr *expr)
     }break;
     
     //- rjf: unary operations
+    case E_ExprKind_Pos:
+    {
+      result = e_irtree_and_type_from_expr(arena, expr->first);
+    }break;
     case E_ExprKind_Neg:
     case E_ExprKind_LogNot:
     case E_ExprKind_BitNot:
diff --git a/src/eval/eval_parse.c b/src/eval/eval_parse.c
index 1d1c720e..54e6c15a 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_parse.c
+++ b/src/eval/eval_parse.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ e_token_array_from_text(Arena *arena, String8 text)
   E_TokenKind active_token_kind = E_TokenKind_Null;
   B32 active_token_kind_started_with_tick = 0;
   B32 escaped = 0;
+  B32 exp = 0;
   for(U64 idx = 0, advance = 0; idx <= text.size; idx += advance)
   {
     U8 byte      = (idx+0 < text.size) ? text.str[idx+0] : 0;
@@ -486,11 +487,17 @@ e_token_array_from_text(Arena *arena, String8 text)
       }break;
       case E_TokenKind_Numeric:
       {
-        if(!char_is_alpha(byte) && !char_is_digit(byte, 10) && byte != '.' && byte != ':')
+        if(exp && byte == '+' || byte == '-'){}
+        else if(!char_is_alpha(byte) && !char_is_digit(byte, 10) && byte != '.' && byte != ':')
         {
           advance = 0;
           token_formed = 1;
         }
+        else
+        {
+          exp = 0;
+          exp = (byte == 'e');
+        }
       }break;
       case E_TokenKind_StringLiteral:
       {
diff --git a/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.c b/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.c
index ef0b1966..35b65640 100644
--- a/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.c
+++ b/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ str8_lit_comp("CharLiteral"),
 str8_lit_comp("Symbol"),
 };
 
-String8 e_expr_kind_strings[47] =
+String8 e_expr_kind_strings[48] =
 {
 str8_lit_comp("Nil"),
 str8_lit_comp("Ref"),
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ str8_lit_comp("Cast"),
 str8_lit_comp("Sizeof"),
 str8_lit_comp("Typeof"),
 str8_lit_comp("ByteSwap"),
+str8_lit_comp("Pos"),
 str8_lit_comp("Neg"),
 str8_lit_comp("LogNot"),
 str8_lit_comp("BitNot"),
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ str8_lit_comp("Insufficient evaluation machine stack space."),
 str8_lit_comp("Malformed bytecode."),
 };
 
-E_OpInfo e_expr_kind_op_info_table[47] =
+E_OpInfo e_expr_kind_op_info_table[48] =
 {
 { E_OpKind_Null, 0, str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp("") },
 { E_OpKind_Null, 0, str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp("") },
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ E_OpInfo e_expr_kind_op_info_table[47] =
 { E_OpKind_UnaryPrefix, 1, str8_lit_comp("sizeof"), str8_lit_comp("("), str8_lit_comp(")") },
 { E_OpKind_UnaryPrefix, 1, str8_lit_comp("typeof"), str8_lit_comp("("), str8_lit_comp(")") },
 { E_OpKind_UnaryPrefix, 1, str8_lit_comp("bswap"), str8_lit_comp("("), str8_lit_comp(")") },
+{ E_OpKind_UnaryPrefix, 2, str8_lit_comp("+"), str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp("") },
 { E_OpKind_UnaryPrefix, 2, str8_lit_comp("-"), str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp("") },
 { E_OpKind_UnaryPrefix, 2, str8_lit_comp("!"), str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp("") },
 { E_OpKind_UnaryPrefix, 2, str8_lit_comp("~"), str8_lit_comp(""), str8_lit_comp("") },
diff --git a/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.h b/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.h
index a3a32761..2a6200ba 100644
--- a/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.h
+++ b/src/eval/generated/eval.meta.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ E_ExprKind_Cast,
 E_ExprKind_Sizeof,
 E_ExprKind_Typeof,
 E_ExprKind_ByteSwap,
+E_ExprKind_Pos,
 E_ExprKind_Neg,
 E_ExprKind_LogNot,
 E_ExprKind_BitNot,
@@ -159,9 +160,9 @@ E_InterpretationCode_COUNT,
 
 C_LINKAGE_BEGIN
 extern String8 e_token_kind_strings[6];
-extern String8 e_expr_kind_strings[47];
+extern String8 e_expr_kind_strings[48];
 extern String8 e_interpretation_code_display_strings[11];
-extern E_OpInfo e_expr_kind_op_info_table[47];
+extern E_OpInfo e_expr_kind_op_info_table[48];
 extern U8 e_kind_basic_byte_size_table[56];
 extern String8 e_kind_basic_string_table[56];